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Principal Embedded Vulnerability Researcher

Arlington, Virginia

Onsite

Direct Hire

$160k - $300k

We are seeking skilled Vulnerability Researchers to support the analysis of malicious software and development of mission-critical cyber capabilities. This role involves designing, building, and deploying tools across areas such as command-and-control, persistence, and networking.

Required Skills:

  • Requires an active Secret clearance or higher.
  • Hands-on experience reverse engineering compiled programs (C/C++)

  • Proficiency in common assembly languages (x86, x86-64, ARM)

  • Strong scripting background (Python)

  • Skilled with debuggers and decompilers (gdb, Binja, IDA Pro)

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience developing or bypassing mitigations (ASLR, DEP, N^X)

  • Defeating anti-reverse engineering techniques (obfuscation)

  • Knowledge of embedded platforms (FPGA, physical memory)

  • Secure implementation of cryptographic primitives (AES-GCM, SHA256, ECDSA)

  • Familiarity with program analysis methods (control flow, program slicing, taint tracing)

  • Use of automated analysis techniques (fuzzing, emulation, sandboxing)

  • Deep understanding of file systems and formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O)

  • Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • Experience building proof-of-concept exploits


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Posted by: Virginia Guenno

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